con|tra|dis|tinc|tive

con|tra|dis|tinc|tive
con|tra|dis|tinc|tive «KON truh dihs TIHNGK tihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
characterized by contradistinction; serving to contradistinguish.
–n.
a contradistinctive word or form.
con´tra|dis|tinc´tive|ly, adverb.

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